Thursday, October 15, 2009

Spooky

The thought occurred to me a few nights ago that next year I will have 2 kids. Which means that I have to sew as much as possible this year since next year I will be twice as busy. At least that’s the conclusion I came to at 3:30 in the morning when my son climbed in bed with us and I couldn’t fall back asleep. Thus….the Halloween quilt.

Orange and black stripes, meant to be good and wonky like Denyse Schmidt’s Hop, Skip & Jump Quilt. Wonky is hard for me, it took some playing to figure out how to make wonky strips that still ironed flat, but once that was figured out it went together really quickly. I like the wonkiness now that its all together, it makes it very Halloween-ish.

Now it’s time for my favorite fall snack….I’m not going to tell you how much of this I’ve had, but I will tell you I’ve had more apples to eat in the past week than I’ve had in the past year. Its worth every calorie.

New to your blog and I LOVE it! I was just thinking about Halloween quilts and how to do one that's not too weird or panel-y. Nice thinking. And, I have three kids for whom I used to make their costumes but today I opted to take them to the halloween store and do purchased costumes -- which I hate, but I couldn't bear the thought of giving up sewing time (how mean is that?). Thanks for sharing!

I have never had that...but must confess I make my own carmel sauce for dipping apple chunks....brown sugar, milk, butter- Stir and microwave until bubbly.....and dip! and dip! and dip! YUM! Think I'll go and slice up an apple...where's the brown sugar?:o) Paulette

CUTE quilt. Not sure I could do wonky though...straight and narrow for me. ;) Did you know that dip comes in LIGHT or FF or some such thing?? Might help a bit. I live in the town where the dip is made! WOOT!

You will NOT be twice as busy with two children and you will still have time to sew and quilt. Maybe at first it will be very busy but babies do sleep alot. I have 5 children (8,6,5,2,0) and still find bits of time to sew and quilt.

At first I was going to empathize with you that yes, you will be doubly blessed and you will be twice as busy, (I have two ages 5 & 3) 'cuz I find it very hard to get stitching time in even in the evenings. Then I saw Alisa's encouraging comment and I want to know what her secret is! :-)

When I was pregnant with #3 I had similar panic, and started obsessing about sewing anything and everything I could. I admit, I went kinda nuts. BUT -- it helped me to re-realize (is that a word?) that sewing is the KEY to my sanity! #3 is 6 months old now, and I am still snitching a few minutes here and there to sew. I literally get SUPER CRABBY when I haven't sewn in a day or two! It's my lifeline!

I love it! I have wanted to make a fall quilt inspired by that Denyse Schmidt quilt too. Yours is awesome. I love the black and orange. Thanks for the further inspiration.

Don't worry, it's still possible to sew with two kids. I put away all my sewing right before I had my second. But within days of her birth I had to pull out fabric and my machine and sew for my sanity's sake. :)

Love your new quilt! Just after I started cutting out a bed size quilt for my my second child, I discovered that I was pregnant with my third. It took a couple of years to get the quilt done but he still has it!

I love this quilt but I'm kinda confused. You didn't get out of bed and 3:30 a.m. and make the whole quilt top did you??? Don't worry I have three boys and I made more stuff when they were little than I do now.

The quilt is beautiful! I'm going to add it (or something similar) to my list of things to sew!

I have four kids ages 4, 3, 2, and 5 months. Don't worry, you'll have time to sew! You just might not have time to vacuum. Or dust. Or do laundry (unless it's fabric). Or shower. ;)

Just kidding. You'll get it all done. Just remember to prioritize. And that your sanity comes first. Two kids isn't really twice the work, especially once they both kind of have a schedule. Congrats on your pregnancy. Babies are so, so wonderful!

And um, hate to say it, but you won't be twice as busy next yr with 2 kids--more like 4 times as busy. The busyness doesn't multiply--it grows exponentially! But so do the kisses! :) Makes it well worth it!

We love the carmel here too, but it can get expensive. We put a can of sweetened condensed milk in the crock pot and cover it with water. If you let it cook over night, and cool until lunch, you can have warm carmel for you apples, cheap. Use fat free and you can pretend you are eating something healthy!!!LOL!!!Here is a link to where I found the idea.http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/03/dulce-de-leche-crockpot-recipe.htmlBlessings,KT